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tram in Kolkata with dancers
Infrastructure
India’s tramway turned 150. But it’s on its last legs.
Young men chat near Al-Mutanabbi street in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, Feb. 24, 2023.
Conflict & Justice
Young Iraqis reflect on the US-led invasion, its aftermath and their hopes for the future
Indian people hold placards and candles as they participate at a candle light vigil as they mark the first anniversary of a young woman's demise after the fatal gang rape, in New Delhi, India, Dec. 29, 2013.
Sexual violence
A decade after the deadly assault of Jyoti Singh, has safety for women in India improved?
Tourists stand in front of a giant banner showing the golden mask of King Tutankhamun at Luxor temple in Luxor, Egypt, Nov. 4, 2022. 
History
100 years since the discovery of King Tut’s tomb
Taliban fighters celebrate one year since they seized the Afghan capital, Kabul, in front of the US Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan
Afghanistan
Afghanistan marks 1 year since Taliban seizure as woes mount
Pope Francis sits with Rabbi Elliot J. Cosgrove (left) and Iman Khalid Latif (right), executive director of the Islamic Center and chaplain to the students at New York University, at a multi-religious gathering during a visit to the 9/11 Memorial Museum i
Identity
NYU chaplain calls for a ‘true pursuit of empathy’ to heal from 9/11 aftermath
Performers form a yellow number 100 at a gala show full of red ahead of the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Chinese Communist Party in Beijing
Global Politics
Massive celebrations planned for 100th anniversary of the Communist Party of China
Arts, Culture & Media
Mary Poppins: Still Practically Perfect After 50 Years
A gathering of Marshallese immigrants in Springdale, AR
Culture
The proud Pacific nation that preserves its homeland with the Bikini Anthem
Obama does the tango with a dancer in Buenos Aires
Global Politics
The presidential tango: Was this really the right time for Obama to visit Argentina?
A Beijing citizen stands in front of a row of Chinese tanks on the Avenue of Eternal Peace in this June 5, 1989 file photo during the crushing of the Tiananmen Square uprising.
Global Politics
Discussing Tiananmen Square is still risky after 25 years, even for Chinese students in the US
A Beijing citizen stands in front of a row of Chinese tanks on the Avenue of Eternal Peace in this June 5, 1989 file photo during the crushing of the Tiananmen Square uprising.
Global Politics
Discussing Tiananmen Square is still risky after 25 years, even for Chinese students in the US
A captured tank driver is helped to safety by students as the crowd beats him on June 4, 1989.
Conflict & Justice
25 years later, China still blames the US for somehow fomenting the Tiananmen Square protests
Rwandan boys watch as a flame is escorted through a Kigali suburb marking the 20th anniversary of the genocide.
Conflict & Justice
Rwandans let their pain and memories erupt as they observe the 20th anniversary of the genocide
Arts, Culture & Media
Telling a story of survival